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From: Gordon.Mccraw@p0.f19.n233.z1.fidonet.org (Gordon Mccraw)
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Subject: Mentally Handicapped
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Date: 22 Feb 90 05:09:13 GMT
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Greetings Pat,
Thank you for your reply.  I'm very interested in information that you 
may have that may help us with our daughter Whitne.  For the past seven 
years she has been classified as having moderate to severe speech 
handicap.  After much testing and data collecting it has been 
determined that she is Educatibly Mentally Handicapped.  She is 
functioning at approx. a 4 yr level mentally and emotionally but is 7 yrs 
old.  The authorities have not given us much to go on and all information 
we have obtained has been collected on our own.  It is quite frustrating 
at this point.  We are new to this area and will only be here another 4 
months ( military family).  The support groups are in another area but 
near the University of Illinois.  I'm sure they offer excellent 
information and support if we were able to obtain it.  All of this is new 
to us, up until a few weeks ago we thought Whitney was going to "snap out 
of this speech problem" and everything would be fine.  Needless to say we 
are devastated and not finding many sympathetic ears.  Thank you again 
Pat for your reply.  Could you suggest any reading material for us.  We 
started checking out every book in the library on the subject and have 
found many to be out dated and archaic.  Any assistance would be 
appreciated.  Wonderful to meet you on (Dis) Abled BBS.
     Gordon and Heidi McCraw

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